Whats up for grabs?
There are five Sabbatical Officer positions, all of which are up for grabs in the forthcoming 2010 Sabbatical Elections.
Positions
The positions, and the current postholders, are as follows:
PRESIDENT
Co-ordinates the work of the Executive Committee and represents Essex students to the University, locally and nationally.
Current postholder:
Ibby Mehmet
president@essex.ac.uk
VICE PRESIDENT
EDUCATION
Oversees all academic issues within the University and supports all the course representatives.
Current postholder:
Saad Gul Mohammed
vpeducation@essex.ac.uk
VICE PRESIDENT
SERVICES & COMMUNICATION
Responsible for overseeing commercial and media services of the Union and representing student interests.
Current postholder:
Edison Peng Yan
vpservices@essex.ac.uk
VICE PRESIDENT
WELFARE & COMMUNITY
Responsible for overseeing welfare issues within the Union and building strong relationships with the local community.
Current postholder:
Lisa Hiscock
vpwelfare@essex.ac.uk
VICE PRESIDENT
SPORTS & SOCIETIES
Responsible for overseeing the activities of all clubs and societies within the Union.
Current postholder:
Phil Macken
vpsportsandsocs@essex.ac.uk
What is a Sabbatical Officer?
A Sabbatical is a full-time Officer who is elected by students to lead their SU. They act as their voice and represent the students on issues that affect their education, welfare, societies, culture, sport and overall student experience.
What are the benefits of being a Sabbatical Officer?
There is no limit to the amount of experience that can be gained from being a Sabbatical Officer, or the activities that you may be involved with during the year.
A Sabbatical Officer leads, develops, creates ideas, and works as part of team to see these ideas through.
Being a Sabbatical is what you make of it, and you will find your year is packed with new situations, experiences, challenges, hard work and fun.